Hancock’s Covid care home scandal has ignited fresh outrage as bereaved families accused him of evading responsibility. During his testimony, the former health secretary defended sending untested hospital patients into care homes, calling it the “least worst option.”
Therefore, relatives of victims slammed Hancock’s remarks as shameful deflection. A spokesperson for Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice said, “We got finger-pointing, not truth.” They added, Other nations shielded care homes ours were sacrificed.
Nearly 46,000 care home residents died with Covid in England and Wales. Many infections spread rapidly after hospitals discharged untested patients. A 2022 High Court ruling later deemed this policy “irrational.”
Hancock claimed the discharges were “driven” by NHS chief Simon Stevens, not him. Yet Stevens isn’t testifying, leaving questions unanswered. Hancock also blamed Public Health England, saying, I abolished them out of frustration.
Behind the statistics and political sparring lie countless personal tragedies. “My father caught Covid from an untested patient transferred to his care home,” said Sarah Jennings, whose 82-year-old dad died in April 2020.
Hancock talks about ‘least worst options but where was the plan to protect the most vulnerable? This wasn’t just a policy failure, it was a moral collapse. Her anguish echoes across thousands of families who watched helplessly as the virus ravaged care homes while officials offered excuses rather than solutions.
Care home managers revealed shocking pressures. One testified she refused untested patients only to face threats for “bed-blocking.” Hancock admitted isolation should’ve happened but insisted no better options existed.
Critics highlighted Hancock’s Covid care home false protective ring claim. Earlier, he conceded it wasn’t fully enforced. Now, families say his inquiry performance repeats past dishonesty.
The care sector module continues through July. For many, justice remains delayed and denied.
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